Illegal Burning

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“Today's trash is different; plastics, chemicals, and numerous other synthetic materials are far more common in the stuff we throw away. Burning this trash releases high levels of toxic pollutants such as dioxins, sulfur dioxide, lead, and mercury. Children and the elderly are especially sensitive to the air pollution from open burning.” –Kentucky Division for Air Quality

The only materials that may be burnt are paper, clean and untreated wood, and leaves, however, there are restrictions on burning even on these during the State-imposed Burn Ban, which lasts from May 1 to September 30.

Disposal by burning is illegal in Boone County. In situations like the one above where residents have pushed over a structure and set it on fire, Boone County Solid Waste immediately investigates, halts the burning, and takes enforcement procedures to get the area properly cleaned. Burning garbage poses a health risk to both the natural environment and human beings.